Chapter 1
Marlena Mazlowe stood in the doorway of her office, listening carefully. Just a second ago, she could have sworn she heard someone crying. Just when she was about to give up, she heard it again, the distinctive sound of a woman sobbing. She stepped into the open area, and tilted her head, trying to trace the origin of the sound. She moved slowly across the reception area until she stood outside the private, unisex restroom. Whoever was crying was inside.
The office had closed a half-hour earlier, so it couldn't have been a client. That only left one other person.
"Terumi," Marlena called out softly. "Are you alright?"
The sound of crying stopped abruptly. Marlena waited patiently for a reply. A minute passed, then she heard the soft and heavily accented voice of her assistant and receptionist, Terumi Basden, through the closed door. "Yes, Miss Mazlowe, I am ok."
Marlena had noticed that Terumi seemed preoccupied and distracted for the last several days. She suspected something was bothering the young Japanese woman, but now it was clear.
"Can I come in?" Marlena asked, opening the door without waiting for a response.
Terumi was seated on the commode, but the lid was down, and she wasn't using it. Her makeup was a mess, and it looked as if she had been crying for quite a while. Marlena snatched a couple of kleenex from the box by the sink and handed them to the younger woman.
"What's going on, honey?" Marlena asked softly. "Why are you crying?"
Terumi took the tissues, wiped her eyes, then blew her nose. "I'm sorry, Miss Mazlowe," she replied, looking very forlorn. "I don't mean to cause you any problems."
"There's no problem, Terumi," Marlena assured the girl. "I'm just concerned about you. What's going on?"
"I'm sorry." Terumi stood up and straightened her clothes. "I will finish my work now."
"Come with me," Marlena said, taking the younger girl by the hand and pulling her out of the restroom. She dragged her into her office.
"Have a seat," she directed the young Asian.
"Am I in trouble? I won't let it happen again."
Marlena went to a cabinet and raised the lid. It turned out to be a bar. She removed two glasses, dropped a large, single ice cube, and poured a healthy dose of whiskey into each. She handed one to Terumi then sat down on the edge of her desk, near the young woman.
"You're not in any trouble, Terumi. I promise." Terumi was always very self-conscious or her lack of experience and was afraid that she was going to do something wrong and lose her job. Marlena had grown fond of her assistant and was very protective of her. "Is something going on with Mitch?"
Mitch Basden was Terumi's husband and Marlene's son's best friend. Jimmy and Mitch had grown up living next door to each other since they were six-years-old. After high school, Jimmy had gone to college, and Mitch had joined the Air Force. He was stationed in Japan, where he met, fell in love and married Terumi.
Mitch and Terumi had arrived from Japan a few months ago, needing a place to stay and meaningful work. Derek, Marlena's husband, hired Mitch to work at his company. At about the same time, Marlena's receptionist had quit, so Marlena offered Terumi the job.
Terumi had no experience and a bit of a language barrier. However, Marlena believed her English was good enough for her small practice. All that Terumi lacked was confidence. However, recently, Terumi's mood and behavior made Marlena wonder if something was going on with Mitch, something physical.
"Terumi," she began, "are things ok at home with Mitch?"
Terumi's eyes got very wide as a look of fear covered her face. "Y-yeah, Miss Mazlowe," she replied. "Mitch is very good to me."
Marlena was getting a worrisome vibe. "Honey, have you and Mitch been fighting a lot lately?"
Terumi seemed surprised that Marlena had figured it out. She nodded. "Hai. Yes, we fight almost every day."
"Does Mitch ever get mad and hurt you?" Marlena asked.
Terumi lowered her eyes and sobbed. "Sometimes," she admitted. "It is my fault."
Marlena took Terumi's hand. "Honey, you can't blame yourself. No matter what, a man has no right to hit a woman."
"Wait, you think Mitch hits me?" Terumi asked.
"You said he sometimes hurts you," Marlena said. "Right?"
Terumi nodded again. "Yes, but, it is, how you say, his o-chinchin, his cock, it is okisugi, uh, too big."
Marlena choked on a sip of whiskey. "Wait. What?"
"His cock is too big for my manko, my pussy. It hurts me when he puts it in me; you know when he fucks me."
Marlena stared at her young assistant, slightly bemused. "So, you mean that only time he hurts you is during sex?"
"Yes, Miss Mazlowe," Terumi nodded, blushing profusely. "He is too big."
"Well, how big is he?" Marlena asked, suddenly curious.
"I don't know exactly." Terumi held up a hand as if she were holding a beer bottle. Then, she placed her other hand on top of it, in the same manner.
"If I use two hands, about this much is sticking out the top."
She raised the bottom hand, holding her thumb and index finger about three inches apart, just above the other hand. Marlena did a quick estimate. If each of her hands were two and a half inches across, then his dick had to be around eight or nine inches in length. That was big, but it wasn't so big that it would be too painful to handle.
"So, why are you and Mitch fighting?"
"He wants to have sex all the time!" Terumi declared. "It hurts, so I don't want to. He complains and gets mad at me because I don't like it, and I don't do for him the things his old girlfriends would do."
"Like what?"
"He is a chikan!" Terumi said. "Chikan, you know, how you say, perfert."
"Perfert?" Marlena asked, then realized what the girl meant. "Oh, pervert! Mitch is a pervert?"
"Yes, yes!" Terumi smiled and shook her head. "Pervert! That is Mitch."
Marlena wasn't sure if Terumi truly understood what a pervert was. "So, what makes him a pervert? What is it that he wants you to do, honey?" Marlena asked.